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Production numbers for the 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and 2017 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat have arrived online and while they are not official numbers, the lack of official numbers of a particular trimline leaves us to rely on these unofficial numbers for the 707 horsepower Mopar muscle car – just like we have done for the 2015 and 2016 model years.

Although police investigators are still seeking the answer, no one can say with any certainty exactly how 69 vehicles have vanished from VW's Pontiac Superdome Dieselgate car storage only to have some reppear elsewhere.

The internet is ablaze today with news of a possible Hellcat Hemi-powered Chrysler 300 SRT, but I really don’t expect that we will see a Hellcat 300 in the United States – even though creating such a vehicle would be relatively simple for the FCA engineers.

Ford Motor Company hasn’t offered an on-road performance variant of the F150 since the SVT Lightning left the lineup after the 2004 model year, but a Ford dealership in Georgia is offering their own Lightning tribute package with 650 horsepower – and it is priced right around $50,000, making it a smokin’ deal.

Some cities have strict electric ordinances making it more expensive for Tesla Model S owners to have a Wall Connector installed at an affordable prices. Yes, if you can pay the price of Model S you should be able to afford the cost of Wall Connector installation. But one man did it himself and here is how he did it.

Do other Jeep drivers wave at you while driving your Jeep? Do they go from a three or five finger wave to one finger as you look in your mirror.? If you don’t know what a Jeep Wave is, maybe the problem is you. You see, there are two types of Jeep owners. The regular Jeep owner and then the true "Jeeper."

Five years after Lamborghini unveiled its Urus crossover at the Beijing Motor Show and two years after the automaker confirmed that the vehicle would be made, the Urus is about to become reality. According to the automaker, Dec. 4 is the date the super-SUV is set to drop.

Available for purchase in the U.S. for less than a month, the “Type-R designation celebrates 25 years in Japan and Europe. What does the 10th generation ultimate performance Civic bring to the United States?

In 1995 Toyota’s light pickup became known as the Tacoma. With this re-branding, Toyota's light pickup truck received a few key updates including a much-needed restyling and a new larger, more powerful and more reliable V6 engine.

The 2018 VW Atlas has received the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 5-Star Safety Rating. Atlas joins the Golf family, Jetta and Jetta GLI and the 2017 Beetle Coupe which received the rating as well.

So how far can you go before you have to stop? How long does it take to charge? You can’t go anywhere too far right? If you you have spoken with anyone about your EV, you have probably heard these questions over and over again. All trying to point out the impracticality of EVs. Well, I can tell you that, yes, while these deserve consideration, there’s nothing impractical about the Chevy Bolt.

New car reviews are relatively easy for the journalist, and more often than not result in positive accolades for the new car or truck reviewed. After all, most new vehicles manufactured today are pretty darn good. Torque News revisits 2017 Honda Ridgeline after 8,000 abusive miles. I still drives like new.

While there has still been no official word from General Motors on the existence of a mid-engine Corvette plan nor has there been any official word of a new ZR1, rumors and insider information suggests that the two new Super-Vettes could be sold side-by-side as soon as next fall.